olyclimber Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 From I, Cringley: Now for a final word on wiretapping, the NSA, and you, which were the primary topics of my last two columns. This last thought comes from an old friend of mine who is conservative in the very best sense and knows what he is writing about: "Traffic analysis, at the NSA? I'm tempted to be sarcastic, but I won't be. As you might know, I started a company a few years ago with a former NSA guy -- somebody who was a cryptographer and Russian linguist on those submarines that snuck into Soviet harbors to tap their phone lines -- and we applied traffic analysis to Internet discussion groups to identify opinion leaders, conversation trends and so forth. We used a lot of techniques that were developed or applied to law enforcement. And we didn't use anything that violated anybody's security clearances... really! "(My company) was acquired by a business intelligence company funded by the CIA venture capital outfit. Apparently the stuff I invented is now in the hands of a couple of intelligence agencies, including Homeland Security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I've started answering my phone by saying "Death to the Great Satan" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hey Osama your anthrax order came early so I'm putting it in the same shipping container as your plutonium, k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Do you suppose if someone posted something like "blow up the White House," that the NSA's little data-getter dealy would start monitoring our fine web forum? Not that DFA is saying "blow up the White House." That would be inexcusable, immoral, and illegal, as well as patently un-American. But, you know, hypothetically speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 and we applied traffic analysis to Internet discussion groups to identify opinion leaders, conversation trends and so forth. Does he mean, like ... Google ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 WTF can't anyone uncage their soul without an immediate release anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 you, Cobra_Commander, are clearly an opinion leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I'm scared to think what Internet traffic analysis would say about me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 10 car pileup on the interstate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Nerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 train wreck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Do you suppose if someone posted something like "blow up the White House," that the NSA's little data-getter dealy would start monitoring our fine web forum? Not that DFA is saying "blow up the White House." That would be inexcusable, immoral, and illegal, as well as patently un-American. But, you know, hypothetically speaking. Mr. DFA, you realize that by printing such a phrase that you are creating "clutter" or irrelevant data. This could result in real threats not being identified. You, sir, are an anarchist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) osama bomb terror whitehouse bush nuclear iran alqaeda smallpox anthrax iraq binladen mujahadeen mohammed cartoon uranium russia explode embassy bomb missile terrorist damage danger earthfirst casualty explosive detonator torture al-zarqawi hostage h0witt CIA black helicopter pushtun afghanistan opium Edited August 18, 2006 by olyclimber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 i can see a new user title coming on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That was the plot for the novel I'm writing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 osama bomb terror whitehouse bush nuclear iran alqaeda smallpox porter hammer anthrax iraq binladen mujahadeen mohammed cartoon uranium russia explode embassy bomb missile terrorist damage danger earthfirst iain morris casualty explosive detonator torture al-zarqawi hostage h0witt CIA black helicopter pushtun afghanistan opium Oh, but surely now you've gone too far and doom looms for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 osama bomb terror whitehouse bush nuclear iran alqaeda smallpox porter hammer anthrax iraq binladen mujahadeen mohammed cartoon uranium russia explode embassy bomb missile terrorist damage danger earthfirst iain morris casualty explosive detonator torture al-zarqawi hostage h0witt CIA black helicopter pushtun afghanistan opium Yikes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 code red! code f'ing RED!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Only those with Denali patches will be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 but you can't see them. they're too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 they are 1:1 scale. The embroidered frozen feces and japanese climbers at camp 1 are exquisite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 they are 1:1 scale. The embroidered frozen feces and japanese climbers at camp 1 are exquisite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerJ Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 My f'ing eyes are watering too laughing so hard. Bomb Denali ... Patch Denali. -r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 code red! code f'ing RED!!! the next Icy Hot Stuntaz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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